Regent’s University London
Head of Information Security
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Salary: From £66,731 to £80,617 per annum (depending on skills, experience and qualifications. This salary includes a 10% Market Force Supplement.
Grade: J
Hours: 35 per week
Contract type: Permanent
Vacancy Reference: 26/60
Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 6th September
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Role Details
We are seeking a Head of Information Security to protect Regent’s. You will own the institution’s security posture, risk and policy, and will hold the rest of the organisation to account for compliance, setting expectations and outlining remediation.
You will lead a lean cyber function through influence and relationships, reserving formal authority for the moments that need it. You will also deliver Professionalise Security: a single 360 security-first strategy that integrates cyber, privacy and continuity, and carries Regent’s through the parent group’s security tiers. In addition, you will co-chair the Data Privacy and Information Security Group, will work closely with the Data Protection Officer, and will be the sole IT security voice in governance forums.
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To be successful, you’ll have experience in managing security posture, risk and policy in a complex organisation and a background of leading, developing and motivating a team. You can speak to your experiences of achieving and maintaining recognised certifications and compliance regimes (such as Cyber Essentials Plus and PCI DSS for card-payment environments) and in running organisation-wide security education and awareness programmes. You’ll be an engaging people leader who wins support through influence, trust and relationships across teams. In addition, you will be calm and authoritative in an incident and able to hold senior colleagues to account constructively.
Whilst we offer flexible and hybrid working across the University, you will be required to work on-campus at least 2 days per week.
About us
Regent’s University London is a private university right in the heart of Royal Regent’s Park. We offer bespoke undergraduate and postgraduate education that begins with the individual, focussing on each student’s talents, potential, and aspirations.
Our study areas include business and management; liberal studies and humanities; fashion and design; film, media and performance; psychotherapy and psychology; as well as pathway qualifications in English language and other modern foreign languages.
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We are a small, friendly and supportive University offering great benefits for our staff including:
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and additional discretionary closure days over Christmas
- Beautiful campus in the heart of Regent's Park, a short walk from Baker Street station
- A range of great facilities on our stunning campus including free tea and coffee, flexible working spaces and free use of the campus tennis court and sport pitch
- Membership of a group personal pension scheme with a 7% minimum contribution by the University, with up to 10% contribution by the University
- Loans of up to £10,000, to include covering daily travel costs, rental deposits and bicycles
- Benenden medical cover - allowing access to medical services where there is delay in receiving NHS treatment
- Employee discount service
- £6.50 a day allowance to spend in University catering outlets (when onsite)
- Blended (hybrid) and flexible working supported across the University, depending on the requirements of the role
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